English Explanatory Dictionary

cubic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
  2. Relating to polynomials of the form ax³+bx²+cx+d.
  3. Having three equal axes and all angles 90°.
noun
  1. A cubic curve.

Pronunciation

/ˈkjuː.bɪk/ /ˈkju.bɪk/ en-us-cubic.ogg

Word forms

cubic cubick cubics

Etymology

From Middle French cubique, equivalent to cube + -ic.

Synonyms

isometric monometric cubic curve

Related words

cube spacial spatial square

Derived words

bicubic cubic capacity cubic decimeter cubic function cubic graph cubicity cubic millimetre cubic nitre cubo-cubic cumec cusec hypercubic noncubic pseudocubic quasicubic subcubic tricubic cubic centimeter cubic centimetre cubic foot cubic inch cubic kilometre cubic meter cubic metre cubic mile cubic ton cubic yard cubic curve cubic equation cubic time cubic zirconia Tschirnhausen cubic
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